Exercise apparatus for assisting in strength exercises
First Claim
1. An exercise apparatus for assisting bench press or push-up exercises comprising:
- first and second arm cuffs configured to encircle right and left arms, respectively, of an exerciser, each cuff being configured to encircle an elbow of the arm, a portion of an upper arm of the arm, and a portion of a lower arm of the arm; and
a central elastic member having a substantially rectangular shape, the first and second arm cuffs being attached to opposite sides in the longitudinal direction of the central elastic member, the central elastic member having a length sufficient to extend across a chest of the exerciser and for the first and second arm cuffs to encircle the right and left arms, respectively, of the exerciser,wherein the first arm cuff is tapered and the second arm cuff is tapered.
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus comprises first and second arm cuffs and a central elastic member. The first and second arm cuffs are configured to encircle right and left arms, respectively, of an exerciser. Each arm cuff is configured to encircle an elbow of the arm, a portion of an upper arm of the arm, and a portion of a lower arm of the arm. The first and second arm cuffs are attached to opposite sides in a longitudinal direction of the central elastic member. The central elastic member has a substantially rectangular shape and has a length sufficient to extend across a chest of the exerciser and for the first and second arm cuffs to encircle the right and left arms, respectively, of the exerciser.
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25 Claims
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1. An exercise apparatus for assisting bench press or push-up exercises comprising:
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first and second arm cuffs configured to encircle right and left arms, respectively, of an exerciser, each cuff being configured to encircle an elbow of the arm, a portion of an upper arm of the arm, and a portion of a lower arm of the arm; and a central elastic member having a substantially rectangular shape, the first and second arm cuffs being attached to opposite sides in the longitudinal direction of the central elastic member, the central elastic member having a length sufficient to extend across a chest of the exerciser and for the first and second arm cuffs to encircle the right and left arms, respectively, of the exerciser, wherein the first arm cuff is tapered and the second arm cuff is tapered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13)
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10. An exercise apparatus for assisting bench press or push-up exercises comprising:
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first and second elastic members, each elastic member having a substantially rectangular shape with first and second long sides and first and second short sides, the first and second elastic members being affixed to each other substantially along the first long sides, each of the first and second short sides being affixed to the first and second elastic members to form first and second arm cuffs configured to encircle right and left arms, respectively, of an exerciser, each cuff being configured to encircle an elbow of the arm, a portion of an upper arm of the arm, and a portion of a lower arm of the arm during the bench press or push-up exercises, each elastic member having a length sufficient to extend across a chest of the exerciser while the first and second arm cuffs encircle the right and left arms, respectively, of the exerciser during the bench press or push-up exercises, wherein each of the first and second arm cuffs includes an opening formed between the first long sides of the first and second elastic members configured to allow the exerciser to grasp the arm cuff for pulling the arm cuff up the arm of the exerciser. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 21, 22, 24, 25)
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14. An exercise apparatus for assisting bench press or push-up exercises comprising:
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first and second elastic members, each elastic member having a substantially rectangular shape with first and second long sides and first and second short sides, the first and second elastic members being affixed to each other substantially along the first long sides, each of the first and second short sides being affixed to the first and second elastic members to form first and second arm cuffs configured to encircle right and left arms, respectively, of an exerciser, each cuff being configured to encircle an elbow of the arm, a portion of an upper arm of the arm, and a portion of a lower arm of the arm during the bench press or push-up exercises, each elastic member having a length sufficient to extend across a chest of the exerciser while the first and second arm cuffs encircle the right and left arms, respectively, of the exerciser during the bench press or push-up exercises, wherein the first arm cuff is tapered and the second arm cuff is tapered. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23)
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